tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310392493414488002017-09-25T11:32:00.979-05:00Something Sweeter - allergy friendly food blogallergy friendly savory and sweet treatsNora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-12722513862878783732017-09-21T08:35:00.000-05:002017-09-24T10:11:51.564-05:00Basil Pesto
After scanning through so many cookbooks for school lunch ideas, I came across a lot of recipes calling for pesto. For cold lunch, pesto pasta is a great option. Of course, all of the prepackaged pesto have some sort of cow cheese, something that Brek tries to avoid.
I decided that it was time to learn how to make my own pesto. After scanning through many pesto recipes, it was nothing more Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-19974527021505555492017-08-28T16:06:00.001-05:002017-08-30T17:06:48.239-05:00Hurricane Harvey
Now that Hurricane Harvey has down graded to Tropical Storm Harvey, I was just thinking earlier that I should just blog about this experience because in a way, it's kinda funny. Oh wait.. I'm doing it.
Tornado warnings. I slept through the first night when Harvey made land fall in my area. The next morning I saw too many warnings on my phone which I left it in my office. Then my husband said,Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-71733677469459736682017-07-16T10:11:00.001-05:002017-07-16T10:11:29.745-05:00Fruit Jam
Do I really need to blog about fruit jam? Seriously though. What's to talk about? Well, for one thing, what comes in a jar is not always just fruits. So here I go again. Talking about citric acid in the added pre-packaged food. What to do? Make my own, of course.
My dad luvs jams, especially blueberries. When he visited us two years ago, he asked me to teach him how to make it. You know, the Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-40668877220181802792017-06-24T15:14:00.000-05:002017-06-24T15:14:50.721-05:00Banana Fritters
I've been thinking about breakfast recipes a lot lately. So sick and tired of pancakes, waffles, and French toasts. Want something different.
Then I came across Bobby Flay's Banana Foster Beignets recipe in his brunch cookbook. Since I had 2 ready to bake bananas, I decided to make banana fritters for breakfast.
When I reread Bobby's recipe, I was wondering why he didn't add an egg. I mean Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-16197701265186732942017-05-07T10:13:00.000-05:002017-06-24T12:01:51.762-05:00Strawberry Banana Spinach Smootie
It's one of those days when goat milk is about to expire. Why do I always have this "about to expire" dilemma? With frozen strawberries and bananas, I asked my kids, "You guys want strawberry banana smoothie?" SURE!!!
My friend, Krissy, told me many times to add spinach to smoothie since they don't have any taste while they are health. So I added a few leaves into their smoothie. I asked my Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-3760632853790745312017-04-10T05:53:00.001-05:002017-04-10T12:48:38.122-05:00Scrambled Eggs
Apparently, I didn't know how to scrambled eggs. Yeah, seriously!!!
Last week, I watched The Kitchen on Foods Network. Chef Zakarian taught a lesson on how to properly scramble some eggs. He showed a bowl of "incorrectly" scrambled eggs and... hmmm... that could have been my scrambled eggs.
His basic tip was low heat and slow. He added a lot of dairy (butter and sour cream). Two ingredients Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-58861218324415416922017-02-01T05:00:00.000-06:002017-02-01T06:27:13.759-06:00Nut Milk
If you're like me, you would want to purchase certain thing prepackaged. Save time to do other activities. Like almond milk.
For the life of me, I thought nut milk was difficult to make. After searching on line and reading variety of cookbooks, the recipes were pretty much the same. Nuts and water. Yeah, no kidding.
The idea is to soak the nuts until they get pretty soft. Then whirring the Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-28966907693573703942017-01-09T10:16:00.000-06:002017-01-13T11:58:49.081-06:00Congee
Happy New Year!!!
It's been super cold the past few days. The coldest was 27F. Brrr... But I'm luving the cold if I can stay home. Plus, it's a nice change to the hot Texas heat.
So last Friday (January 6th), I happened to check the radar since it was pouring out. Then I saw it... snow in Sugar Land? Really? I was excited and Camden was too. We decided to venture out... in the cold... in the Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-8442564491357867992016-12-02T06:53:00.000-06:002016-12-02T06:53:21.049-06:00Kale Chips
I haven't really found the time to work on my food blog. Testing recipes now and then for my Something Sweeter bakery and for my cookbook. But you know how things go with having kids. I still have to cook and bake for them.
I've been wanting to post a healthy, easy snack recipes like Kale Chips. I remember one time I told my friend, Melissa, that I would like to bake some kale chips for our Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-59086778033075823282016-09-02T13:16:00.001-05:002017-01-13T12:05:23.819-06:00What's up?
So I've been MIA for a long while. Been working and taking care of my family. That's all. But a lot has been going on here...
Brek decided this year that he wanted to go to public school. And off he went to public high school. He's luving every minute of it... well, except lunch. I guess going from homeschooling to taking classes at a private school of less than 80 students to 2000+ public Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-29124397359942683732016-03-09T15:24:00.000-06:002017-01-13T11:59:47.812-06:00Fried Sushi Rice Balls
Life has been keeping me super busy. After my parents went back to Thailand last month, all I've been doing is cleaning. On top of that, my husband still has a hard time landing a job, so we are on extra, extra "saving money" mode.
Before the laid off and downsizing our home, I already taught my kids to save on everything. Buy things when they are on sales. Turn off the lights when they leaveNora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-83394238529271945412016-02-06T13:23:00.000-06:002016-02-06T13:23:40.649-06:00Chocolate Bao
Nod if you like to eat anything that's stuffed... stuffed pizza (a.k.a calzone), stuffed croissants (a.k.a chocolate croissants), and fruity hand pie like my apple hand pie. See, all stuffed foods are fun to eat.
I posted steamed bao recipe about two years ago, and let me tell you. I've been having a lot of fun stuffed the bao with savory and sweet you-name-it-I'll-stuff-it items.
After Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-77213036016434630192016-02-01T11:58:00.000-06:002016-02-01T11:58:33.659-06:00Classic BBQ Spareribs
Since Chinese New Year is coming up soon (Feb 8th), I would like to post a recipe that I tested many years ago, Classic BBQ Spareribs. I don't have a lot of say about this recipe, except that it is better than ordering a take out.
When my mom visited us three years ago, I made these BBQ spareribs for dinner. She luvs the sweet and salty taste, and she kept mentioning the smoky aromatic from Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-57896276406387110142016-01-26T00:55:00.000-06:002016-01-27T13:19:58.787-06:00Almond Cookies (dairy and egg free)
My kids and I ate at a local Asian restaurant where a waitress brought some almond cookies with a check. I could tell that the cookies were not freshly baked. After tasting them, I was positive that they were prepackaged cookies with loaded of artificial ingredients.
After I mentioned this finding to my kids, Brek challenged me to make a healthier version. Challenge accepted!!!
The Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-82310795233327652632016-01-11T09:28:00.000-06:002016-12-02T06:39:06.087-06:00Blueberry Banana Muffins
Grandpa luvs anything muffins. He told me that he prefers muffins to a cupcake. Maybe it has something to do with breakfast. Grandma told me that he gets up at 6am, on the dot, to eat something with his coffee. So she told me to be sure that I bake him breakfast sweets.
At first, I didn't really know what to bake for breakfast. I did the easy muffins like my banana chocolate chip muffins. One Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-28219025284553282792016-01-01T00:43:00.000-06:002016-01-01T10:12:38.987-06:00New Year's Resolution 2016
For the past two years, I was able to keep my New Year's resolutions because I set a realistic goal for each year. So what is my 2016 New Year's resolution?
2015 was life changing for my family. My husband was laid off from a job that he had for over 8 years because the oil industry's been doing poorly. We had to downsize and sold our home. It was very hectic. But we persevered and sold our Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-47406547198988918012015-12-27T15:21:00.000-06:002015-12-27T20:45:17.322-06:00Chocolate Croissants (dairy-free)
Every single time I stop by Whole Foods, I must have one of their chocolate croissants. For as long as I could remember, I really wanted to bake a dairy-free version so that Brek could enjoy them as well.
After I mastered the art of croissant dough, I ventured into baking variety of savory and sweet croissants. Nothing compare to chocolate croissants. They really do take the cake. Not only Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-88234862268653856992015-12-19T23:56:00.000-06:002016-01-22T00:50:58.451-06:00Mini-Croissants (dairy-free)
Since it is nearly the end of 2015, I'd like to dedicate the last two posts to my favorite dessert, chocolate croissants. But first, let's learn how to bake regular croissants.
When I was on Camden's allergy free diet, I really missed eating bread. As I mastered the art of pizza dough and bao dough, I wanted to try croissant dough as well. At first, I really hated making croissant dough. For a Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-62303670812519373522015-12-14T14:09:00.000-06:002015-12-14T14:09:00.080-06:00Cranberry-Hazelnut Chocolate Muffins
Last week, Grandpa and I were chatting about breakfast sweets. What would be delicious, not too sweet, to pair with a cup of coffee?
We flipped through the William Sonoma's Essential of Baking and came across the picture of dried cherry-chocolate muffins. I told Grandpa that I baked these muffins before... two years ago... for Brek's school breakfast. So I convinced him to test this recipe Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-14694357150070843832015-12-06T01:00:00.000-06:002015-12-06T14:07:42.846-06:00Mini Eclairs
Last year, I blogged about my egg salad puff, using choux or puff shells as bread. I made changes to recipe to make them savory, but it got me thinking.
I really luv those eclairs at the café, filled with creamy goodness and chocolate ganache on top. I made the sweet version of cream puffs before, but Brek didn't like it. He said that the puffs tasted plain. I agreed.
After looking at the Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-88921934312531770572015-11-28T19:33:00.000-06:002015-11-28T23:18:46.382-06:00Apple Crisp
So a couple of weeks ago, I admitted that I hate baking pies. Yes, it is time consuming. I don't know about you, but I personally don't like the taste of pie crust.
For Thanksgiving, I baked an apple pie for dessert. Grandpa said the pie crust was really thick. See, I told you. I just don't like making or eating pie. That got me thinking. Why can't I just bake the filling. Really!!!
Lately, Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-58202801170527441492015-11-23T01:10:00.000-06:002015-11-23T01:10:03.816-06:00Thai Pumpkin Custard (Sankaya)
Since my parents arrived last month, we have been doing a lot of eating and discussing recipes. I mentioned to them that I would luv to learn how to make Thai desserts.
We came across the Thai pumpkin custard. I remember how much I luv the custard on top the coconut sticky rice. Since I bought a pumpkin, I decided to try steaming it with a custard filling. But the pumpkin itself tasted too Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-84267127938604504502015-11-14T21:34:00.000-06:002015-11-14T21:34:54.414-06:00Apple Hand Pies (dairy and egg free)
It's Autumn, and it is the time of year when I find myself in the kitchen... baking. The one thing I'd stay away from if I wanna bake is pie. They are time consuming to make. But a few weeks ago, I decided to bake apple hand pies. Hmm... didn't I just wrote that I don't like to bake pies?
Well, as it happens, my parents are visiting from Thailand. They've been craving a lot of desserts that Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-4088568117888781582015-11-08T23:18:00.000-06:002015-11-12T20:41:39.514-06:00Garlic Bread (dairy and egg free)
A few weeks ago, I received an email from King Arthur's Sunday round up recipes. The picture of the pull-apart bread was so mouth watering that I had to click on the link. After reviewing the recipe and pictures of how-to, I came up with my own version. Just because...
After serving the garlic bread to my munchkins and their friends, they asked for more. I think that means the garlic bread gotNora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731039249341448800.post-76905529734790488632015-11-01T07:34:00.000-06:002015-11-01T07:34:53.312-06:00Hazelnut Cookies (gluten free)
The thing about baking is if I only need to use an egg yolk, I'm stuck with the egg white. That is exactly what's been happening to me lately. Need one large egg yolk. Then I'd scramble around trying to find something to bake with just one large egg white. I usually end up baking meringues, which are always welcome in my home.
In the 500 Cookies, I was a bit confused with a recipe called Nora S.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10462910833564758248noreply@blogger.com0